Annual Festival of Fruit goes for the exotic

Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual Festival of Fruit and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy flesh. The fruit grew on a peach tree that sprouted... Fruit - Persimmon - Peach - California Rare Fruit Growers Association - Tree

Time to make an autumn home, garden checklist

In the garden --Pick up after your fruit trees. Clean up debris and dropped fruit; this cuts down on insects and prevents the spread of brown rot. Then, feed fruit trees with slow-release fertilizer for better production for next year. --To prolong bloom into fall,...

Rare fruit growers meet to swap seeds, tips

POMONA, CALIF. — Persimmon grower Jim Bathgate handed out tiny yellow peaches to others at the California Rare Fruit Growers' annual “Festival of Fruit” and watched with anticipation as they bit into the sweet and juicy flesh.

Northwest garden lovers can learn about New Zealand or bees

Clippings: An occasional gathering of garden notes

The Great Outdoors: Changes in nature signal fall is on its way

One morning soon, you will wake up, pull a blanket around your shoulders and peer out at the fog. Seeing sunshine strained through water droplets and monarchs on milkweed, you'll realize summer has changed. It has picked up speed, this season of eternal days.